Christmas Is Dying Out, Say Birsky and Zapp
Birsky and Zapp lament a fading Christmas spirit in their dialogue about evolving shopping habits. They discuss how credit, fashion, and consumer pressure reshape holiday giving, noting the shift from traditional family focus to business and industry effects. They reference stores, manufacturers, and public attitudes toward Christmas commerce and social pressures.
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Birsky and
Zapp
Christias
Christos
Mia
Birsky
Biesky
Kapp
Christie
Aber
Chelatman
Bireky
Neen
Christinat
Mixa J. &. Morton
Ste Neures
Seale
Bat
Miss Morgan
Hisky
Biraky
Yapp
Society For the Prevention of Prevention Societies
Copyriit
When Christmas Comes I Never Mind the Cold
Abigail Williams Burton recalls Christmas with warmth amid cold weather. A playful, homespun ballad voice describes rising early, chores, and the joy of making a baby laugh. The narrator vows to stay merry and active, even as chores await and preparations begin. The piece blends seasonal cheer with intimate family scenes.
What to Give for Christmas Gifts for Men and Women
A list of gift ideas for both sexes appears, detailing items such as tobacco jars ink wells shaving mugs and watch chains for men. For women the list includes rings chains lavalieres bracelets hat pins manicure sets and jewel boxes among other items.
Clinging to an ideal reflects a boy’s skeptical remark
A parent shares that telling a child Santa Claus is a myth backfired as the child resisted disbelief. The boy offered a humorous, pointed take: every great and good man must endure unfavorable comment.
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Santa Claus
Donts for Parents during Christmas Week
A comical admonition for parents facing holiday pressures. It warns against prying into household drawers and closets, suggests avoiding exposing intimate items such as collar buttons, socks, neckties, or lace, and urges discretion and restraint to prevent embarrassing disclosures during the Christmas period.
Santa in Toyland Reunites With Miss Bertha For Christmas
In a quiet Christmas Eve scene at a grand store in Alsden, Santa Claus contemplates a lost gift for Aunt Bertha, learns a girl from the mountains seeks a special present, and vows to locate it. Santa secretly cherishes a ring worn by Bertha, hinting at an impending reunion in a year shadowed by past strife.
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Alsden
Toyland
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Tertha
Bertha
Sit
Kris
Papa
Momma
Grandma
Standpa
Santa Clara
Start the Day Right Refuse to Be Annoyed Says Dayton News
The Dayton News urges starting the day with calm, refusing annoyance, and building momentum gradually like an engineer easing a train from the station. A steady, gentle pace leads to smooth progress, with the goal of ending the day in good order and strength.
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Dayton
Gettien
Amooth
Billions in Checks and Bank Debits Evident in Clearing Data
The Saturday Evening Post notes that most payments flow via bank debits. Debits outside large clearing houses raise total payments to about $500 billion annually. Bradstreet's study across seven cities suggests clearings cover only part of this vast movement of money through checks and deposits.
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Bradstreet
Tm 7
Saturday Evening Post
Spain After Our Tourists and Travel Plans
A St Louis Post Dispatch note says Spain seeks to attract American travelers by organizing efforts to offset travel annoyances and hotel charges. It credits Spain for enterprise but questions if the move is too late, noting plans to divert part of the U S tourist trade back to Spain.
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Ted
Elares
Devenster
Ark
Raeefor
Pelwe Fur
Gorda
Sommer
Spain
Ford
Lord Salisbury
America
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Incomplete View Sparks Strained Reactions
Fragmentary text describes a tense scene with garbled phrases about a game or event. The speaker expresses fear and evasive reactions, noting never seeing the whole and fearing someone will get hurt. Names, places, or clear details are not readable in the fragment.
Thrifty Japanese Savings Grow Rapidly in Last Year
The Japan Times reports a sharp rise in postal savings, led by Koreas Manchuria and Formosa. Depositors near 14.27 million with total deposits of 11.1 billion dollars, up 1.27 million depositors and 27.16 billion dollars for the year.
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Postal Savings Bank Department of Japan
Japan ‘Times
Keres
Manchurian
Formosa
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